Ao Mai te Rā with Dr. Hinemoa Elder

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This podcast creates a space for us to kōrero about the presence and impact of racism in the health system, it also allows us to wānanga about how we can collectively take action against it.If you're interested in learning more about this kaupapa and how you can be a part of it, then check out our website www.health.govt.nz/ao-mai-te-ra

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Episodes

Ao Mai Te Rā with Dr. Hinemoa Elder. Episode 7 - Professor Joanne Baxter

On the latest episode of Ao Mai te Rā, Dr Hinemoa Elder is joined by Public Health Medicine Physician, Professor Joanne Baxter (Poutini Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō). Joanne is Dean of the Dunedin School of Medicine / Te Kura Whaiora o Ōtepoti and Co-director of the Māori Health Workforce Development Unit. She is also a member of the Ministry of Health’s Health Workforce Advisory Board. Joanne is recognised for her research on Māori mental health, ethnic health inequalities, indigenous medic...

Sep 11, 2022•47 min

Ao Mai Te Rā with Dr. Hinemoa Elder. Episode 6 - Dr Kathie Irwin

On the latest episode of Ao Mai te Rā, Dr Hinemoa Elder is joined by Dr Kathie Irwin. (Ngāti Porou, Rakaipaaka, Ngāti Kahungunu, Orkney Islands, Scottish & Irish). Kathie has built a career specialising research, social entrepreneurship and creative change initially in the education sector. Kathie has extensive experience across three decades in higher education, public policy and research & evaluation. The last decade has seen Kathie in positions of senior management and governance work...

Sep 11, 2022•57 min

Ao Mai Te Rā with Dr. Hinemoa Elder. Episode 6 - Riki Nia Nia

Joining Dr Hinemoa Elder on this next episode of Ao Mai Te Rā is Riki Nia Nia (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu, Tonga). Currently the Executive Director, Māori, Equity & Health Improvement at Waikato District. Riki has worked in the New Zealand health system since completing an honours degree in social work, social policy and sociology at Massey University. Since 1996 he has worked at eight of the twenty District Health Boards (DHBs), in roles such as Service Manager of Public Health Services at...

Sep 11, 2022•35 min

Ao Mai Te Rā with Dr. Hinemoa Elder. Episode 5 - Dr. Heather Came

This episode of Ao Mai Te Rā–Dr Hinemoa Elder speaks with Dr Heather Came a seventh generation Pākehā New Zealander who grew up on Ngātiwai land. She has worked for nearly 25 years in health promotion, public health, Māori health and has a long involvement in social justice activism in Aotearoa New Zealand. Heather is a founding member and co-chair of STIR: Stop Institutional Racism, a fellow of the Health Promotion Forum, long standing member of Public Health Association and an active member of...

Aug 16, 2022•28 min

Ao Mai Te Rā with Dr. Hinemoa Elder. Episode 4 - Josiah Tualamali'i

This episode of Ao Mai Te Rā–Dr Hinemoa Elder speaks with Josiah Tualamali’i, a New Zealand born Samoan who grew up in Christchurch and Dunedin. He is passionate about elevating pacific, multicultural and young people’s voices so they are visible and influential in decision making. Governance, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Facilitation and Youth Development spaces are the key areas he loves being in. He co-founded and was chair of PYLAT for 5 years. PYLAT–Pacific Youth Leadership and Transformati...

Aug 16, 2022•28 min

Ao Mai Te Rā with Dr. Hinemoa Elder. Episode 3 - Pat Sneddon

On this latest episode of Ao Mai Te Rā Pat Snedden joins Dr Hinemoa Elder. Pat is a Pākehā Aucklander whose commitment to social justice has led him into a number of struggles where Māori and Pasifika disadvantage has been rife — in education, health and housing for instance. Pat has extensive governance experience, currently serving as Chair of Auckland District Health Board and Counties Manukau District Health Board, The Big Idea Charitable Trust, National Science Challenge - E Tipu E Rea and ...

Aug 01, 2022•45 min

Ao Mai Te Rā with Dr. Hinemoa Elder. Episode 2 - Ao Mai Te Rā kaupapa project team

In this episode of Ao Mai Te Rā, panellists Jacob McGregor, Sam Austin and Kiri Dargaville participate with Dr Hinemoa Elder to discuss their perspectives,hopes and aspirations of working within the Health Sector incorporating their ethics and morals of Te Ao Māori.

Aug 01, 2022•34 min

Ao Mai Te Rā with Dr. Hinemoa Elder. Episode 1 - John Whaanga

In this first ever episode of Ao Mai Te Rā, Dr Hinemoa Elder has a kōrero with John Whaanga (Ngāti Rākaipaaka, Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Rongomaiwahine). John is currently the Deputy Director – General, Māori Health with the Ministry of Health. John originally joined the Ministry of Health in 1993, as a foundation member of the then newly-established Māori Health Directorate, Te Kete Hauora. John then spent six years working in the Ministry, culminating in management roles in both public health ...

Jul 14, 2022•29 min

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